2020 U.S. Census Results: The Changing Demographics Of Phoenix

Phoenix AZ

17 August, 2021

5:34 PM

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PHOENIX, AZ — The last 10 years have marked a dramatic shift in the demographic makeup of the United States, with a marked shrinkage of the white population and the rapid growth of the Hispanic community These changes were somewhat reflected in Phoenix, where the share of the white population fell by a slight .1 percent while the Hispanic population grew by 12 percent. Other groups saw even more dramatic increases, with a Black population increase of 37 percent and a 46 percent increase in the Asian population. Phoenix's total population as of the 2020 census was 1,608,139. That total includes a white population of 671,751, a Hispanic population of 661,574, a Black population of 118,527 and an Asian population of 63,996. Phoenix also showed an increase in the number of people who identified themselves as multiracial, although the reasons are complex. The number of people in Phoenix who identified themselves as being more than one race increased by 122 percent to 55,272. Experts say the increase reflects changes in the way people identify themselves as well the number of children born to parents of mixed races or ethnicities, along with changes in the wording of census forms themselves. For more on the 2020 Census: 5 Takeaways From The Release Of 2020 Census Data: AP Explainer U.S. Is Diversifying, White Population Shrinking: Census Data Census Data Sets Up Redistricting Fight Over Growing Suburbs